June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
... is reacting The arrival of new players on the scene has not gone unanswered. After much searching, the European Space Agency has settled on a look for its prospective launch vehicle, Ariane-6, which is meant to cater to the needs of both...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
..., the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a process for setting up strategic partnerships with the private sector to facilitate its exploration ambitions - and to foster growth and competitiveness of the European space and non-space industrial base...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
... Lunar Lander Team in the Development Projects Group of the Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration Directorate, European Space Agency. He is leading the development of the PROSPECT instrumentation and sensors, including the preparation of PROSPECT...
April 2020
Reviving Russia’s space programme
... to Baikonur for launch in 2021. One successful strategy was to try to spread costs by involving European countries and the European Space Agency (ESA). Russia launched Europe’s INTEGRAL observatory in exchange for observing time; began the ExoMars...
09 January 2019
New self-driving rovers being tested for Mars
... the help of engineers from companies spread throughout Europe such as Germany, France, Spain, Italy as well as the European Space Agency (ESA), over a month long period in December last year. The tests are part of the...
29 January 2026
European Astrofest brings astronomy to London
... Eales from Cardiff University, reflecting on infrared astronomy and the legacy of the Herschel Space Telescope; and Gaitee Hussain of the European Space Agency, offering a perspective on ESA’s current and future missions. Other highlights include...
